jennifer johnson tonight from washington. >> reporter: president trump on the attack against canada's leader tweeting justin trudeau acted make aeek and mild only te a news conference saying u.s. tariffs are insulting. a trade war now escalating. >> there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with president trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door. >> reporter: trudeau said a joint communique was signed by all seven. >> canadians are polite. we're reasonable. but we also will not be pushed around. >> it's a betrayal. double crossing. not just double crossing president trump, but the other members of the g7 who were working together. >> reporter: u.s. allies are threatening to target american exports like cheese, bourbon and pork. >> at the end of the day, a trade war doesn't help anyone. it's going to hurt middle class families across america. >> reporter: president trump says unfair trade practices have hurt u.s. companies and farmers for decades. the white house says this should send a message to kim jong-un

nbc's jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: protesters in texas where migrant children are being held, demanding they be reunited with their parents. >> it's otright. >> reporter: one of several protests across the u.s. >> i'm a proud arican but i'm president. my >> reporter: there are over 2,000 children in federally funded pa cities, many separated from parents at the border. some parents already deported. they are demanding the trump administration reunite the es fami >> the situation created by zero toleranceeft many people with zero confidence that administration will be able to quickly unite the kids. >> reporter: president trump h back on twitter saying we cannot allow all of these people to invade our country and those who do should be sent back without a court hearing. the president td republicans not to waste their time on immigration reform until after the november election but the house and senate are moving forward. >> i did talk to the white house yesterday. they say the president is still 100% behind us. >> reporter: other lawmakers doubt >> they had the wall in their h

jennifer johnson, nbc news. washington. >>> as the immigration debate rages on, another battle continues along the southern border. border patrol is on constant watch trying to keep people from illegally kraus crossing in the u.s. including smugglers. nbc's reporter was embedded with a unit and brings us more from the front lines. >> reporter: 88,000 square miles to protect. and only a day. >> the chief, gabriel acosta says they face waves of smugglers. >> the books went back to mexico. >> they are retreating to mexico right now. >> yes gloo do you know if they are mierpgts. >> at least two are smugglers they haven't made entry to the u.s. side. they are going back to mexico. a deterrence is also a success in our book. >> drugs are also being brought in. earlier this week, 41 bundles of meth seized at a checkpoint in llaurado, texas, worth more than $800,000. stash houses are a stomach along the which. smugglers keep migrants in houses like the ones the photographs. four people caught trying to caught into the u

nbc's jennifer johnson has more from annapolis. >> reporter: nbc news is reporting police are at the suspect's maryland home. 38-year-old gerald ramos hours after he allegedly opened fire inside a local annapolis newspaper. >> this person was prepared to shoot people. his intent was to cause harm. >> reporter: the suspect opened fire with a long gun killing five. >> now inside the building. shooting people, white male with a shotgun. >> reporter: tweeted begging for help, approximately 170 people were inside the building when he opened fire. >> it's scary, very scary. so i'm a little shaken up about everything. >> reporter: the police aren't saying what the gunman's gazette had receivedt they say threats via social media. >> they're our friends. i mean, we're grieving for these guys. >> reporter: police arrived within 60 seconds one week after training for this exact scenario. they later found smoke grenades allegedly left behind by the gunman. jennifer johnson, nbc news, annapolis, maryland. >> and as authorities continue to investigate what's being called one of the deadliest attac

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> we now turn to some hopeful news for women battling breast cancer. there may be a sea of change in the way doctors treat one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in women. a new international study finds often debilitating chemotherapy may not be necessary for the most common type of disease. according to researchers that means up to 70% of patients could survive without harsh chemo. medical experts say the results would lead to immediate changes in the doctor's office. nbc's anne thompson has the details. >> reporter: last fall debra reese hearded dreaded words "you havencer. >> i was incredibly surprised. >> reporter: stage 2 breast cancer. reese worried about chemotherapy, but a genetic test that predicts the rate of cancer coming back revealed her risk was low. so she didn't need chemo. >> i was relieved because that ad a who different dimension to your treatment. >> reporter: that task, oncotype dx, was helpful to those with low scores like reese who didn't need chemo and those with high scores who would benefit from chemo. but what ab

we want to recap what has transpired today in a report from jennifer johnson. she has more. >> reporter: shots fired in annapolis maryland. >> phil davis, a gazette reporter, tweeted a single shooter shot multile people at my office, some of whom are dead. >> erere was an active sho incident. five people are dead. several more are rounded a in the care of anne arundel medical center. >> everyone inside was sent to y neaepartment store while investigatoto investiga combed the scene. the investigation is in very early stages. jennifer johnson,bc news, annapolis maryland. >> we want to go back now to jackiebe en. she has new reaction from people who work at that shopping mall who could tell something was wrong. jackie. >>eporter: well,doreen, one of the things that we see in a situation likehi is that usually a plan goes into effect where folks ared notifi but it doesn't always happen the way that was planned. so a did talk to few people who said that there was no overhen ancements inside the mall and to describe to wyo where this building is, you hi would almost

i'm jennifer johnson, reporting live. ck to you. >> jennifer, thank you very much for the update. >>> the next presidential summit is set. president trump and russian leader vladimir putin will have their first one-on-one meeting july 16th. it will take place in heelsinki finland. moments before the announcement president trump tweeted his doubt that russia meddled in the election. on capitol hill today, several republicans acknowledged russia's involvement. it came up as the house judicial committee called for an end to the mueller investigation which is looking in part into those accusations. >> whatever you got, finish it up because this country is being torn apart. >> i think the best thing we can do is finish it appropriately and reach a conclusion. >> the president and his supporters say the probe is a waste of time. meanwhile, some u.s. allies at the recent g7 summit worry the president will let putin off the hook for aggressive acts across the globe. >>> today in arizona, first lady melania trump visited a facility

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> this just in. a teenage boy has run away from a migrant shelter in brownville, texas. that's on the gulf coast next to the mexico border. according to gabe gut aierez, police say the 15-year-old ran away yesterday afternoon. sources say the boy is now in mexico. continuing coverage of the immigration crisis coming up on "nightly news." the president calling the u.s. immigration policy a quote, joke. "nightly news" begins after this newscast. >>> still ahead, a major milestone overseas in women's rights. >> so excited i can drive myself around and not wait for a driver. >> we go to saudi arabia and find out how women are reacting after being allowed to drive for the first time. why they hope it's the start of more change to come. ha s on wom >>> a major step in women's rights. saudi arabia lifted its ban on women driving. >> women were only allowed to sit in the back seat of the vehicle. >> reporter: it's the start of a new era here in saudi arabia today. women actually driving themselves to work fo

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> coming up after this newscast, "nightly newnews" wil have more on this. that's at 5:30. >>> justin trudeau has harsh words for president trump. in an exclusive interview with "meet the press" he called the president's attitude with trade insulting. >> the idea the canadian steel that is in military vehicles in the united states, can a made c aluminum is a threat -- the idea that we are a national security threat to the united states is quite frankly insulting and unacceptable. >> this comes after president trump criticized canada for being highly restrictive on trade. he enacted tariffs. canada filed a legal challenge to the tariffs. >>> you are looking live at oracle arena. the warriors will take on the cavaliers in game two of the nba finals. a warning tonight. look before you buy. the nba is telling fans to be on the lookout for counterfeit merchandise, including jerseys. in april, federal customs agents seized fake gear from ports across the country. look for a hologram with the official nba logo on the product. >> here is a real one. yo

jennifer johnson, nbc news, annapolis, maryland. >> among the victims, robert high ason, his wife shared this picture with nbc news. she said her husband loved being a dad, an ed toitor who helped shape young talent, and that he loved to laugh. >>> you are watching new surveillance video of the driver who crashed into a pedi cab in san francisco and then took off. the cab was carrying a canadian family on the embarcadero yesterday. the family of four were released from the hospital this mo cab d in the hospital. police released pictures and video of the gold four-door honda they're trying to track down. cyclists say this intersection has drawn concern before. the intersection now has accident markings from yesterday's crash. >>> much more than fun and games. police have made an arrest in a series of bb gun shootings in the north bay. a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old are in custody. the string of shootings happened earlier this month in benicia and american canyon. in most of the cases, only cars were hit with bbs, but police say there was one instance where a person was hit and injured. i

nbc's jennifer johnson hashe details. >> reporter: the supreme court handed a narrow victory to a colorado berefused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs. but that couple, charlie craig andave mullens say they have no regret. >> we do feel we've raised a lot of awareness for people on discrimination against lgbt people in businesses open to the public. >> reporter: but the 7-2 decision did not address the biggest question in the case, whether businesses can refuse to serve people based on their sexual orientation. the court found only that tack phillips, whose lawyer is calling this a victory. >>plll strongly have convictions about that they must obey god, they're going to keep doing what they're doing and their freedom is at stake. >> reporter: the court acknowledged the fight isn't justice anthony kennedy writing for the majority said thesetespuust shall resolved with tolerance without undue disrespect to sincere religious beliefs and without subjecting gay persons to gn >> i think the justices are sending a signal to the country and that is be re

general f nbc's jennifer johnson has .>> reporter: a march for famil reunification in texas. children separated from their parents as they crossed over the border are now housed in tents. >> a lot are escaping murder, rape and all sorts of horrors down there. all they want to do is -- get to a safe place for their kids. >> reporter: a bill stopping the practice will be brought to congress this week. >> this is inhumane. i would like to say it's unamerican. but it's happening right now in america. >> reporter: president trump heads to capitol hill tuesday to talk immigration reform with house republicans. he blames the democrats. >> i hate the children being taken away. the democrats have to change their law. that's their law. enac t 2,000 children in shelters, their parents in jail. >> if i commit a crime and i'm put in jail, my four children are separated from their mother because we don't have a policy -- why would you want the children in jail with their parents? >> reporter: republicans say parents who come to a legal port of entry with claims of asylum are not supposed t

. >> "today in the bay's" jennifer johnson is live to explain what that connection might be. od morning, jennifer. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and kris. that's right, apparently jarrod davis had a longstanding feud with the capital gazette, published his name after being convicted of a har agencimeassme and threatening the newspaper by a social media for the past few years. he has been charged with five counts of murder and bail hearing here in annapolis in less than an hour. nbc news is reporting police are at the suspect's maryland home 38-year-old jarrod ramos. hours after he allegedly open fire inside a local annapolis newspaper. >> this person was prepared to shoot people, his intent was to cause harm. >> the suspect open fire with a long gun killing five. >> with a shotgun, black shirt, green pants. >> terrified reporters tweeted begging for help. approximately 170 people were inside the building when he open fire. >> it's scary. very scary. i'm a little shaken up about everything. >> reporter: police aren't saying what the gunman's motivation is yet but say the ca

. >> "today in the bay's" jennifer johnson is live in annapolis, maryland with a search for answers this morning. it hits close to home for all of us, jennifer. >> reporter: yeah, as you mentioned in the beginning of this piece, this is the front page of the capital gazette, despite losing four journltists and five staff members, still coming together and putting out this edition of the newspaper today. 38-year-old jarrod ramos has been charged with five counts of first degree murder overnight. he has a bail hearing set for 10:30 this morning. nbc news is reporting police are at the suspect's maryland home 38-year-old jarrod ramos hours after he allegedly open fire inside a local annapolis newspaper. >> this person was prepared shoot people. his intent was to cause harm. >> the suspect open fire with a long gun killing five. >> two inside with a shotgun and black shirt and green pants. >> terrified reporters tweeted begging for help. approximately 170 people were inside the building when he opened fire. >> it's scary, very scary. i'm a little shaken up about everything. >> the police are

. >> i will let jennifer johnson address that issue. >> thank you. excellent question. at this time, we have extended the contract by a year and a half to june 2020. over the next six months we will be assessing the need for additional funds to the r.f.p. process. we do not know how many additional funds will be needed assessment and we know we maybe coming back to the board of supervisors for a request. >> thank you. just let me know. i will. thanks very much. >> i just have one question about the 311 calls. i kno w have been directing more people to 311 then 911, of course. can you give me an idea of how the calls -- the calls have increased? >> absolutely. nancy from 311 can address that issue. >> hi, nancy. >> good afternoon supervisors. 911 and the nonemergency police was receiving about 3,000 car break and calls a month. so we have seen quite an increase, you know, because a lot of those calls are being transferred over to 311. we recently, in april, as of april ninth, we started taking a lot of the encampment calls. a portion of those, they get about 5,000 encamp

>> i've been in close contact with jennifer johnson about the implementation of the county clark system. they're behind us in gathering their requirements for what they want the system to do and perform. one of the things we've do to align the systems is they'll use all the r.f.p. documents and templets. i'm also go to ask someone from the country clerk's office to sit on our panel and help with the system. we're trying to align it as much as possible. >> good. question about -- what is your strategy when the economic downturn does come and i do believe it is looming out there in the future. what is the strategy that you will use to help stabilize our revenue stream? >> it's an excellent question and something we've been inking a lot about. when we think about what we expect in the downturn, we've seen these cycles before and so in 2008 when we saw a big downturn in the market all of a sudden our work load shifted. we saw a huge spike in the number of appeals that were filed and those are have a different statute of limitations. there was only two years to get to those cases. the result

amy: jennifer turner, we want to thank you very much, part of the legal team representing alice marie johnson in her application for clemency. jennifer is a human rights researcher with the american civil liberties union. of the aclu report titled "a authorof the aclu report titled "a living death: life without parole for nonviolent offenses." we will link to it at democracynow.org. when we come back, we go south to nicaragua. more than 100 prprotesters have been killed. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: we turn now to nicaragua, where at least six -- five people wewere killed ovr the weekend amid escalating anti-government protests that have engulfed the country since mid-april. more than 110 people have been killed since widespread demonstrations to oust nicaraguan president daniel ortega began in mid-april, when his s government announced plans to overhaul and slash social security. amnesty international has accused the nicaraguan government of using "pro-government armed groups to carry ou

amy: while alice buried johnson has been released, thousands are still serving life without parole for nonviolent drug offenses. well, for more, we're joined by jennifer turner, who was part of the legal team representing johnson in her application for clemency. shht th themerican civil liberties union and author of the aclu report titled "a living death: life without parole for nonviolent offenses." welcome to democracy now! so talk about alice's case. talked about how she ended up in jail and now what has happened. great grandmother, mother of five. because of circumstances, a -- she had lost her into foreclosure, got laid off from her job, was takcare of her five kids. lost heres in scooter accident. she became involved in a drug conspiracy basically to support her family. she relayed messages for drug dealers who are moving cococaine fromom houston the memphis and ultimately was convicted mostly based on the testimony of the conspiracy and was sentenced to a mandatory term of lifehout e possibility parole. this is her first arrest and first conviction of any kind. with fro een: how did you come to represent her? this was not the first time you att